Aug. 19: The last US combat brigade pulled out of Iraq at dawn on Thursday, a key milestone in the withdrawal of American forces more than seven years after the US-led invasion that ousted dictator Sa

Kabul, Aug. 16: Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of American and Nato forces, began a campaign on Sunday to convince an increasingly sceptical public that the American-led coalition can still suc

London, Aug. 15: A new bullet, which packs more punch and is called the Dirty Harry Round, has been developed for use against the Taliban in Afghanistan.

British troops, who are using the SA80 rifle,

Five Taliban insurgents, including their commander, were killed in Afghanistan's Ghazni province by Afghan and Nato-led troops, police said on Monday.

"Afghan and international troops raided Taliban

Officials said on Sunday that an oilfield containing an estimated 1.8 billion barrels of oil have been discovered by geologists in northern Afghanistan.

The Afghan government revealed earlier this ye

A NATO soldier was killed by a bomb in southern Afghanistan on Monday, the military said, adding to a toll of victims of explosives laid by insurgents which is rising almost daily.

Six Americans and two other foreigners on a medical mission were shot and killed by the Taliban who ambushed their vehicles in a remote part of northern Afghanistan, a charity said on Saturday.

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She cannot read or write and had never heard of Time magazine until a visitor brought
her a copy of this week’s issue, the one with the cover picture of her face, the face with
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai left on Thursday for neighbouring Iran to attend a regional conference, his office said.

With Pakistan trying to broker a deal between the Taliban and the Afghan government, India on Thursday warned against “external integration” in the reintegration process, saying it would be detrimental for the future of a democratic and stable Afghanistan.